Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-13
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. NELLIE GRANT SARTORIS anC
one of her children have arrived in this
country for visit
Miss HELOIsE HERsEY will return to
Boston late in October, and open a
class in English literature.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON. who has been
very i'll at Honesdale, Pa. has so far
| recovered as to be able to take short
walks.
Mrs. ANNA B. MCHANAN has just IS
sued little pamphlet of Outlines
for the study of Shakespeare and
Browning by classes.
Mrs. MARIA WHITE. an old friend of
the Beecher family, has rented the
house of Henry Ward Beecher, and
will let the furnished rooms to dodgers
Miss F. HENRIETTA MUELLER, of
London, AND for some years member
of the School Board there is in Boston.
She is an earnest suffragist also, much
interested in other reforms.
Mrs. MARTHA II. MOORE has be.
queathed to Colby University $1,000
The proceeds are to be applied for the
use of the library, the same to be
known as the Martha AIoare Library
Fund.
Mrs. NANCY SOPHIA BRYANT, who
was well known and active in caring
for orphans and the destitute of this
city, as long ago as lS47, is preparing
for publication book of reminis-
cenccs of Boston and its noted charac-
tiers. Mrs. Bryant is nearly eighty
years of age.
Miss FRANCES E. WILLARD, after
consultation with Mrs. Margarc,
Bright Lucas. president of the Worlds
Christian Temperance Union, calls
upon the members in this country to
recognize November II and Is, as days
for prayer for the growth and universal
diffusion of all forms of temperance
work.
Mrs. MARY KELLERMAN, of Chetopa,
Kan, is 4 member of the Board of Ed
ucation of that city, member of the
Board of Examiners, of the w. C. T.
u, of the Woman's Foreign Mission
AIRY Society, and of the Orphans and
Home Relief Association, all "because
she wants to help he woman's cause,
and there are so few who will take the
responsibility
Mrs. MARY SEYMOUR HOWELL spoke
on Woman Suffrage in Byron. N. Y,
August 4. Mr.. Sylvina Nj. Green ar
ranged the meeting, which was largely
attended. Mrs. Howell will accept in
vitations to lecture and organize in
Northern and Eastern New York in
September. and in Western New York
in October and November. Her adj.
dress is 154 Hamilton street, Albany,
N. Y.
Miss MAY MONROE, is daughter
of the late Prof. Lewis B. Monroe.
Dean of the Boston University School
of Oratory. Miss Monroe has been in
terested in her fathers wo from child
hood. especially in that Part of oratory
which relates to gesture and its under.
lying principles, as discovered by Del
sarte. For the last few years she has
been studying with Mr.. Steele
Mackayc, of New York, a favorlte
pupil of Delsarte, VINO has invented
series of harmoniac gymnastics for
freeing the body from its restrictions
and imparting g.ace to all its move
ments.
CERTAIN men in times past, as well
as in Georgia at present, have clam
ored to be protected from the ambition
of the black man. We have very
poor opinion ct such chaps, for they
admit their inferiority when they ask
tor special legislation to bar out the
blacks: but. much as we despise this
cowardly exhibition of intolerance, we
despise the man more who will by
word. act Or deed prevent woman from
entering the lists to compete with
him in her endeavor to earn an honest
livelihood. Woman should have an
equal chance with man. and, so far as
We are concerned. we are not in the
least afraid to arm her with the ballot.
Republican.
Mrs. HANCOCK says that once, when
the General felt called upon to enter
tain half dozen Sioux chieftains, she
helped him in his task by playing the
piano for them. The music evidently
had power to please if not to ''soothe
the savage" for Immediately nego-
tiations commenced. through an
interpreter to purchase the "big
squaw," along with the
Emusic table" Beads, robes and
blankets were first offered for the
exchange. When the ''big captain" re-
jected these. supposing the induce
ments were not sufficient they added
ponies to an increased number of
robes and trinkets of all kinds Their
indignation and dissatisfaction were
apparent and quickly made evident
by their leaving the house in Indian
file. without a glance here or there.
seeming deaf to the Interpreters ap-